Murasaki Shikibu

Murasaki Shikibu (c. 970s-1014?) "As far as I can see, halfhearted refuge in religion is more likely to get you lost in an evil rebirth...

The Tale Of Saint-King Olaf’s Miraculous, Flameproof Hair

Olaf Haraldsson, also known as Saint Olaf, was a former Viking and mercenary who returned home to seize the throne of Norway around 1015....

Thomas Godfrey And His Controversial Prince of Parthia—The First Play Written And Performed In America

Thomas Godfrey’s Prince of Parthia has a complicated legacy. It is credited as being the first theatrical play written and performed by Americans. Yet,...

The Tale Of Charlemagne’s Humbling Prank Against A Bishop

Charlemagne (r. 768-814), the king and emperor of the Franks, was put in a tough position when a bishop who was a friend and...

The Death of Procris, By Benjamin West (c. 1738-1820)

Benjamin West (c. 1738-1820), an artist who was born in Britain’s North American colonies but lived in England before and after the American Revolution,...

Murasaki Shikibu

Murasaki Shikibu (c. 970s-1014?) "As far as I can see, halfhearted refuge in religion is more likely to get you lost in an evil rebirth...

Marcus Aurelius

Marcus Aurelius (121-180) "Is any man so foolish as to fear change, to which all things that once were not owe their being?" From the Meditations...

Muse of Literature, by Henry Siddons Mowbray (c. 1858–1928)

This painting, by the American artist Henry Siddons Mowbray (c. 1858–1928), strives to depict a Muse of Literature from ancient Greek and Roman mythology....
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